the annual scholastic book fair was the only reason i didn’t drop out of elementary school
Then maybe I shouldn’t reveal that for the twice-annual* “teachers only” Scholastic book sales held at the warehouses, homeschooling parents counted as “teachers” and were allowed to bring their children. I didn’t even go to elementary school and I was still able to look forward to a Scholastic book fair every year.
(The book sale was hugely discounted and let you examine the product before buying it, which is what made it worth looking forward to months in advance. We were also allowed to buy non-discounted mail-order books from Scholastic, with a new catalog sent to us…quarterly, I think it was. New catalogs were a much lesser excitement, but I looked forward to them a little too.)
*Though we generally only went to one per year.
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#my childhood #the nearest Scholastic warehouse was ~80 minutes’ drive away in Cinnaminson #we made a day of it #it was an Event #right up there with Dorney Park’s Halloween celebrations #and Storybook Land’s open-late nights every December #every ride and tree covered in lights #our own personal holidays
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